Designed to offer top value in the super luxury lodges with the complete Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar experience. Compare this trip at thousands less than competitors. This selection of top super luxury tented camps encapsulates the best game viewing in the legendary Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Designed to also encourage the discovery of local culture, your skilled private guide will explain the complete range of local wildlife and history. After exploring the best of 4x4 game viewing, fly to Zanzibar to discover the ancient alleyways of Stone Town where the spice trade flourished for centuries and the faded Swahili mansions are reminders of fortunes won and lost. This is a luxurious tour de force across East Africa. Includes all internal flights.

Kensington Tours has its own offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and Arusha, Tanzania (click on the KT Nairobi video). Our prices include the support of our own dedicated team on the ground! Another reason we deliver unbeatable value.

Day 1
Nairobi
Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide. Includes Flying Doctors air ambulance emergency evacuation to Nairobi in the event of serious illness. Kensington Tours donates a portion of our proceeds to our charitable initiative www.kensingtoncares.com which supports education-based initiatives in disadvantaged communities. Palacina is located in the tranquil gardens of the State House Valley, it is the ideal venue for those who wish to be centrally located but away from the traffic and noise of Nairobi. Set amongst beautiful gardens with views over the State House Valley Palacina is the perfect location for a relaxing stay in Nairobi. Palacina is within easy access to downtown Nairobi, the Central Business District, Shopping centers, hospitals and other urban amenities. For weary travelers who have seen many a hotel room, Palacina is a breath of fresh air. Offering all the luxuries of a five star hotel, with special personalized service, a relaxed atmosphere and great attention to detail. As a family owned and run hotel the core emphasis is on making guests feel at home during their stay in Nairobi in an atmosphere of understated elegance and warm hospitality. Nairobi is the least expensive arrival city for flights with a full range of hotels and local attractions. Dubbed the “Safari Capital of the World” cool, clear and cosmopolitan Nairobi is the natural departure point for most safari itineraries. A city of contrasts, it is simultaneously the largest, the youngest, the most modern, the highest (1700m) and the fastest growing city in East Africa. High-altitude Nairobi enjoys a pleasant tropical climate all year round. There are ATMs and banks to stock up on cash, great restaurants, and malls where you can purchase any forgotten items.

Day 2
Nairobi - Masai Mara
Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide. Take your flight from Nairobi to Masai Mara today. The flight duration is approximately 45 mins. Your expert guide will be collecting you up at the airstrip and you will be going for a game on the way back to camp. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Sign up for optional activities (not included in tour price); guided nature walk ($40pp), motorcycle safari ($350pp), hot air balloon ($480pp). Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Sanctuary Olonana is an award-winning tented camp on a private stretch of the Mara River, at the foot of the impressive Siria Escarpment close to where the famous last scene from "Out of Africa" was filmed. Located close to the border with Tanzania, the game concentration is high - and during the annual wildebeest migration, the action happens right on the camp's doorstep. This small and exclusive camp was built along sustainable lines which, along with Sanctuary's innovative wetlands and tree-planting projects, have earned it a silver award from Ecotourism Kenya Masai Mara is the northernmost portion of the larger Serengeti ecosystem and features the best game viewing in the region . The small size funnels animals into a tight space, and park rules allowing off-road driving which means that guests can venture into plains covered with hundreds or even thousands of animals. Take an optional hot air balloon ride over the plains, with the opportunity for amazing pictures of the animal herds below.

Day 3
Masai Mara
Masai Mara is named after the traditional inhabitants (Maasai) and the Mara River. At some point during your stay in the Mara, you'll drive by the river which is a great place to spot wildlife. This area is a photographers delight where with any luck you'll be able to take amazing pictures of the hippos and elephants in the water. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Sign up for optional activities (not included in tour price); guided nature walk ($40pp), motorcycle safari ($350pp), hot air balloon ($480pp). On today‘s afternoon game drive the choice is up to you, search for the big 5 or expand your horizons to discover something different. Masai Mara not only has rich mix of animal population, it also has an incredible array of bird life with almost 450 different species. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Overnight at Olonana.

Day 4
Masai Mara
Today you'll set out early on your morning game drive with your private guide and vehicle. The Mara is most famous for its exceptional population of game and the annual migration of zebra, Thomson's gazelle and the wildebeest from the Serengeti every year from July to October. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). After a nice relaxing morning you'll meet up with your guide for an afternoon tea before heading out on your game drive. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Overnight at Olonana.

Day 5
Masai Mara - Serengeti
This full day drive includes some game drive through the park, and several hours drive on rough road to the border (TZ visa can be purchased for $50 US cash, or $100pp for US citizens). Picnic lunch near Lake Victoria with time permitting, an option to visit a local fishing village. NOTE: The road is unimproved in places and this is a LONG drive. Kenya/Tanzania border crossing. Visas can be purchased for US cash (no bills older than 2006 due to local counterfiting safeguards). Enjoy a picnic lunch (included in tour price). Hot air balloon ride ($550pp): Includes a dawn hot air balloon ride over the plains, with the opportunity for amazing pictures of the animal herds below. The balloon will soar up for a wide view of the park, and then sweep down almost to the treetops so you can see the animals up close. Finish with a freshly cooked breakfast right in the middle of the game park, with celebratory champagne. One of our most highly rated activities. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). The Kirawira Camp is considered to be one of the leading lodges of the Serena Group’s luxury venues and was rated, as an exclusive tented camp overlooking the Serengeti National Park’s most stunning views. The 25 well-appointed tents, each furnished in colonial-style décor and with exotic hues and fabrics, are the least of prizing glories in this internationally recognized escape. Dining is a topic to be taken seriously, where English breakfasts and five-course gourmet service dominate. Of course, the surrounding wilderness must be absorbed. This is a complete occasion, where one may spend the day on a dusty safari game drive and pass the evening in the lap of lavish treatment by diving into a plunge pool. Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park, the Serengeti is massive in size, 14,763 sq km (5,700 sq miles). Famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson's gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers the most diverse game-viewing in Africa.

Day 6
Serengeti
Head out into the park early in the morning for your private game safari. Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park, the Serengeti offers the most expansive game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands upon thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle. Explore this amazing park with the help of your expert guide. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Spend the day taking in the spectacle of the famous wildebeest migration. This annual migration through the Serengeti and Masai Mara is one of the safari highlights of Africa. The wildebeest migration moves in a basic clockwise direction throughout the year in Serengeti eco-system and up into Masai Mara from July to October. The herds are accompanied by zebra and Thomson's gazelle and are stealthily hunted by leopard, lion and hyena.
Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Overnight at Kirawira Serena.

Day 7
Serengeti - Ngorongoro
This morning you will depart from the Serengeti on your way to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. For the first part of the drive you'll be doing some game viewing as you leave the Serengeti. This drive usually takes between 5 and 6 hours but can take longer during the rainy season. The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge is commonly referred to as "The Cradle of Mankind." It is a steep-sided ravine in the Great Rift Valley, which stretches along eastern Africa. Olduvai is in the eastern Serengeti Plains in northern Tanzania and is about 30 miles (48 km) long. The gorge is named after the Maasai word for the wild sisal plant Sansevieria ehrenbergii, commonly called Oldupai. Enjoy a picnic lunch (included in tour price). Hike the hills of Ngorongoro with a local guide. Prices may vary depending on accommodation. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). The Manor at Ngorongoro is reminiscent of an elegant, up country farm home in the Cape Dutch style of architecture. The Manor at Ngorongoro, with its 20 luxurious guest cottage suites, is a luxury safari experience fusing East African safari hospitality with old world Afro-European architecture, and decor.

"The Ngorongoro Crater is often called ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World’. A massive extinct volcano, the sheet walls drop thousands of feet to a "Noah's Ark" of animals on the verdent floor below. Large herds of zebra, buffalo, antelope and wildebeest graze nearby while sleeping lions laze in the sun. At dawn, the endangered black rhino returns to the thick cover of the crater forests after grazing on dew-laden grass in the morning mist.

Day 8
Ngorongoro
Descend into the Ngorongoro caldera to view the wildlife on the crater floor. The crater is roughly 20 km/12 mi wide and 600 m/2,000 ft deep, once you've reached the top of the caldera it takes about 45 minutes to decend to the crater floor. The floor is home to a rich and highly concentrated wildlife. Some 20,000 mammals of size live there, including about 20 black rhinoceros, making the crater the best place in Tanzania to see the rhino. The crater floor also has one of the highest carnivore densities in the world. Lions, cheetahs, hyaenas and jackals are commonly seen, while leopards, servals and bat-eared foxes may be seen with some good luck.
Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Private transportation and guide in the Ngorongoro national park. Includes national park fees. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Overnight at The Manor.

Day 9
Ngorongoro - Zanzibar
Your expert guide will be dropping you off at the Manaya airstrip. Flight from Manyara to Zanzibar, a noon departure and a 14h15 arrival Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Baraza lies on the south eastern coast of the island of Zanzibar, along the award winning Bwejuu beach, recently voted by Conde Nast as one of the top 30 island beaches in the world. Approximately a 50 minute drive from the Airport or Stone Town and ten minutes drive from the villge of Bwejuu. The Resort is situated on a 400 meter stretch of fine sand beach, with a coral reef facing the beach that runs down the eastern shore of Zanzibar.
Zanzibar is the ultimate relaxation destination with history, culture, architecture, spice plantations and dazzling sand beaches. Exotic cuisine, diving and snorkeling, sailing dhows. There are so many unique experiences in store. Our favorite place to unwind and the perfect end to a safari.

Day 10
Zanzibar
Sign up for optional activities at your resort (not included in tour price); deep sea fishing, boat excursions, scuba diving, or other. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Overnight at Baraza.

Day 11
Zanzibar
Transfer to/from the east coast resorts in private vehicle and driver. Includes a guided tour of historic Zanzibar and Stone Town. Includes a fascinating tour of the fabled Spice Gardens of Zanzibar, the tour also includes a visit to the Persian baths and the Sultan’s palace. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). The Serena Inn regally situated on the sea front of Stone Town, the old side of Zanzibar, where history is marked by winding alleys and narrow pathways to mosques and shops. The hotel is built of 51 rooms and suites, with air conditioning and private balcony for each. The exotic region is marked by its affinity for spices, and there is no stopping the chefs from incorporating these sometimes potent, sometimes subtle flavors into its menu. The history, infinite cultural roots and ancient architecture are reason enough to wander this island, but feel free to take part in the dhow cruise, dolphin cruise, or cultural talks.

Day 12
Zanzibar - Nairobi
Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide. (Note: an extra departure tax of $30 must be paid on departure) Take your flight from Zanzibar (ZNZ) to Nairobi (NBO) today. The flight duration is approximately 1.5 hr. Before leaving that night, stop by the kensington office for free use of internet, lounge, showers and drinks. (We can arrange dinner at Carnivore game meat restaurant, though there is limited wild meat on the menu these days - please let us know in advance and if you are veg.) Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide. Depart from Nairobi international airport - end of itinerary.